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This case really stands out. Wherever you decide to put this it’s going to be an attention getter. The paint job is absolutely beautiful. The way the hard drive cages and the fans were left black I think also really looks good and compliment this case. This black and white color scheme is going to limit your hardware options a little bit. Personally, I would go with a motherboard that sports a black PCB and I would look at sleeving my cables in white as well. To get some ideas we actually built a water cooled system with this case. The Gigabyte X58 Extreme motherboard that we used features a blue PCB and it looks pretty good in there too.
In terms of size this case is a bit unusual. This is a full tower case that is longer than it is tall. With these dimensions you are going to have to be aware of where you’re going to be able to put this. The nice thing is that although it isn’t as tall as some full tower cases it does still have plenty of room for the latest graphics cards. Now I’m not saying that this case isn’t tall. At 19.8 inches this is still a tall case, but it is a couple of inches shorter than most other full tower chassis. Most full tower cases are only about 22 inches in length whereas this one stretches out to nearly 251/2 inches. This case also weighs nearly 28 pounds without any hardware in it. With its all steel internal construction and its plastic outer shell this case is very sturdy and is built very well. The edges are all rounded and construction is very sturdy and built to last.
Most cases that feature a side panel window usually have an obvious flaw. They usually tend to show more than they should. Meaning that they show too much of the hard drive and optical drive bays. This case doesn’t have that particular flaw. When Silverstone designed the side window for this case they made sure it was only going to show the hardware you wanted to see. Your motherboard and your power supply are about all you’re going to see through the side panel window. This is a very nice touch. The only other case that I can think of that pulls this off nicely is Cooler Master’s HAF 932 Black Edition. The problem with that case though is that it doesn’t have nearly the air-flow that this case has. When you use the natural elements of thermal dynamics to exhaust your hot air it really can make a difference. Silverstone has implemented this particular feature really well with this chassis.
